Nick Batt - editor Sonicstate.comNice modular USB controllers from Steinberg give us some food for thought, whereas Nick’s discovery of MIDIpipe (a MIDI routing app for OSX) appears to be less thought provoking!The Mbox listening challenge brings up some strong opinions and finally we take a look at the new portable audio recorders - Roland’s R26 and the Tascam DR-40.

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